Generation of transgenic chickens that produce bioactive human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor

Sun Kwon Mo, Chul Koo Bon, Ryul Choi Bok, Yoon Yub Park, Man Lee Young, Suk Suh Hun, Sik Park Young, Taek Lee Hoon, Jin Hoi Kim, Yeol Roh Ji, Nam Hyung Kim, Teoan Kim

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Abstract

We report here the generation of transgenic chickens that produce human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (hG-CSF) using replication-defective Moloney murine leukemia virus (MoMLV)-based vectors packaged with vesicular stomatitis virus G glycoprotein (VSV-G). The recombinant retrovirus was injected beneath the blastoderm of nonincubated chicken embryos (stage X). Out of 140 injected eggs, 17 chicks hatched after 21 days of incubation and all hatched chicks were found to express vector-encoded hG-GSF gene. The biological activity of the recombinant hG-CSF was significantly higher than its commercially derived E. coli-derived counterpart. Successful germline transmission of the transgene was also confirmed in G1 transgenic chicks produced from the cross of Go transgenic roosters with nontransgenic hens, but most of the G1 progeny were dead within 1 month of hatching.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1120-1126
Number of pages7
JournalMolecular Reproduction and Development
Volume75
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2008

Keywords

  • Human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (hG-CSF)
  • Retrovirus vector
  • Transgenic chicken

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